Albee a Zoo Story---hypocrisy in Amercian Society Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 6 pages of analysis of Albee a Zoo Story---hypocrisy in Amercian Society.

Albee a Zoo Story---hypocrisy in Amercian Society Essay | Essay

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Albee a Zoo Story---hypocrisy in Amercian Society

Summary: This essay deals with the themes of a zoo story and the hypocrisy of American society.
The Zoo Story

It was your typical Sunday afternoon in Central Park. A slightly plump man is vegetating on a considerably cracked park bench, filling his head with commercial literature, as he did every Sunday afternoon. Peter is just your average hard-working, middle class citizen. He supported an archetypal family---two kids, his wife, and an anthology of many pets. Peter was content with his life; his complaints were few. However, he had no idea that his whole life would be altered by one encounter with a slightly deranged, yet seemingly harmless man. His pity for poor old crazy Jerry is misplaced. Peter does not have to commiserate Jerry, ironically enough it is quite the opposite. Although Jerry is the antagonist, he also serves as Albee's messenger. Originally, people did not understand this play and just wrote it off as absurd or meaningless, but now we know that Albee...

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